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Where Were the Planets on May 1, 2009?

Quick Answer

On May 1, 2009, the Sun was in Taurus (11°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 1, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°27' Cancer at midnight UTC to 13°29' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 1, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°14'57" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2009	May 20, 2009 into Gemini
Moon	6°30'02" Leo	Direct	May 1, 2009	May 3, 2009 into Virgo
Mercury	0°18'04" Gemini	Direct	Apr 30, 2009	May 13, 2009 into Taurus
Venus	2°31'56" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 2009	Jun 6, 2009 into Taurus
Mars	6°53'57" Aries	Direct	Apr 22, 2009	May 31, 2009 into Taurus
Jupiter	23°59'01" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	15°07'08" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	25°12'24" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	26°16'27" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°07'06" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	4°34'41" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 1, 2009

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 00:55 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
May 1, 20:44 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	11°36' Leo

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